DevOps Engineer

Nicely Co.; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicely Co. is seeking a DevOps Engineer to strengthen reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience. This early-stage company will turn priorities into clear, dependable work and partner with colleagues across functions.

You will own day-to-day responsibilities, translate priorities into plans, build lightweight, repeatable processes, and collaborate to deliver complete outcomes while maintaining documentation and security.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability in reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Ability to own and communicate tradeoffs, and operate with autonomy.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional partners.
• Comfort organizing ambiguous work and documenting decisions.
• Experience contributing to early-stage infrastructure and internal systems.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Translate priorities into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes suitable for an early-stage company and mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early and escalate when needed with proportionate solutions.
• Maintain accurate documentation for company, customer, and employee information.
• Use evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to teammates.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Infrastructure

Automation

Monitoring

Security & access controls

Job description

Help build Nicely Co.'s reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience as DevOps Engineer, with meaningful ownership in an early-stage company.

Position overview

Nicely Co. is seeking a DevOps Engineer to strengthen reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience. This role will turn company priorities into clear, dependable work while partnering directly with colleagues across functions.Nicely Co. is an early-stage company, so this position will help create the processes and internal systems behind the work, not merely inherit a mature playbook. The successful candidate will use sound judgment, communicate tradeoffs, and operate with appropriate autonomy.Responsibilities may evolve as the company grows. This is an opportunity to influence how the Infrastructure & IT function develops, establish useful standards, and leave behind systems that scale responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day work across reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Translate the priorities of the DevOps Engineer role into documented plans, decisions, and measurable outcomes.
• Build lightweight, repeatable processes that fit an early-stage company and can mature over time.
• Collaborate across functions to resolve dependencies and deliver complete outcomes.
• Identify risks early, recommend proportionate solutions, and escalate consequential decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and handle company, customer, and employee information responsibly.
• Use relevant evidence and feedback to improve quality, efficiency, and stakeholder experience.
• Communicate progress, constraints, priorities, and results clearly to affected teammates.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability relevant to reliable infrastructure, cloud operations, access controls, automation, monitoring, support, and resilience.
• Judgment and ownership appropriate for the DevOps Engineer scope.
• Strong written and verbal communication with both specialists and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to organize ambiguous work, make progress independently, and document decisions.
• Comfort building systems in an early-stage environment where priorities may evolve.
• Commitment to ethical conduct, confidentiality, security, accessibility, and inclusive collaboration.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with modern methods and tools used in Infrastructure & IT.
• Experience in a startup, small business, or other resource-conscious environment.
• Evidence of improving a workflow, standard, product, service, or measurable outcome.
• Relevant education, certification, portfolio, or equivalent practical experience.
• Flexible work arrangements where applicable.
• Opportunity to help build an early-stage company.
• Direct impact on company growth and operating quality.
• Cross-functional collaboration and professional development opportunities.
• Significant ownership over assigned responsibilities.
• Opportunity for responsibilities to expand as the company grows.